42 Virgins in Heaven

Taliban guys believe that, if they blow up infidels, they will get 42 American virgins in heaven. The problem is: There will be only 42 of them for the whole Taliban to share, and they will all be morbidly obese. The more the guys there understand this, the less they are...

Taliban Gunmen Attack School Bus, Kill 5 Children

Five Children Killed in Taliban Bus AttackThe Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack on a school bus near Peshawar, northern Pakistan, which left a teacher and at least five children dead.The children were between nine and 14 years old, and were on their way home...

Mullah Omar Dead? Taliban Says 'No, We Were Hacked'

Taliban Blames Mullah Omar Death Tweet on 'Phone Hacking' The Taliban has its own phone hacking scandal. An  SMS sent in May 2011 proclaiming the death of Mullah Omar has been denounced as a hoax. Since so few outside the Taliban have ever met their one-eyed leader, the...

President Obama: US 'would repeat Bin Laden raid'

President Obama has indicated that he will be prepared to order another covert operation against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan despite the roar with Islamabad that followed the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Speaking to BBC’s Andrew Marr, despite the fact that the...

Suicide Bomber attack Kabul Military Hospital killing Six

A suicide bomber is reported to have blown himself up in the biggest Military Hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least six people and injuring more than 20. The Afghan defense ministry said the attack took place in a tent where medical students were having lunch....

Pakistan to Yemen, Drone Attacks are Greatest Security Risk

With the May 5th Hellfire missile attack in Nissab in Yemen’s Shabwa province the United States has continued yet another campaign of military airstrikes inside a country that is thought to have a significant population of Taliban fighters. As in Pakistan, the US...